Coming from Korea; Cricket Animation for Indian Kids
Minsu Song, a 48-year-old South Korean animator has prepared cricket animation series 'Cricket Pang' for Indian children and other countries where cricket is loved and played majorly.
NEW DELHI: The country which is better known for its martial art sports Taekwondo world over, its love for cricket sounds unusual here.
But it is true and happening now.
Minsu Song, a 48-year-old South Korean animator has prepared cricket animation series ‘Cricket Pang’ for Indian children and other countries where cricket is loved and played majorly.
Titled as Cricket Pang, this animation series will probably be the first of its kind in the world. And interestingly, Song has never played cricket.
Having worked with Korea’s topnotch animation character companies, Minsu Song launched his own startup company in Seoul has developed 26-episode 2-D animation series that he plans to roll out in Indian in May next year.
The story of this cricket animation revolves around an imaginative Mini-Land where cute finger-sized animal friends who love cricket games live happily together. Mini Land is a peaceful and beautiful village where no humans live.
“Toy store shelves, an ice cream refrigerator, a fountain, and an abandoned dollhouse are their fun-filled playgrounds. Ice cream sticks that people throw away, bottle caps, broken antenna, and kettle can be cool game tools. In this magical place, where you can go beyond imagination, while friends play together, they find the answers to their questions and learn about nature and the ways of the world,” Minsu Song, founder of You Need Character Company Limited told Asian Community News (ACN) Network during his visit to India recently.
Song had participated in the Korea Fair in India held in New Delhi on September 26.
Song said he is looking for broadcasters in India who can air the series either on TV or webcast it.
After graduating from Donga University in Korea, Song worked with Korea’s topnotch character and advertisement companies like Iconix and theme park Ever Land.
“In 2017, I quit my job to float my own venture in animation and started working on many characters like Rose Kinder and Lovecat. But my love for cricket arose last year when I visited Mumbai to attend a trade fair. I found people in India love cricket like anything and live this great sports which are very close to their hearts,” said Song.
That’s when he decided to go back to Korea and start working on Cricket Pang.
